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By Staff Writer

Ignite – the internet and communication technology services provider focused on South African SMEs – announced on Monday that it has added LTE-A services via the Rain network to its connectivity offering.

It added that SMEs can select one of three month-to-month packages, and scale data up or down as requirements change:

LTE-A Starter – 55GB LTE-A for R549 per month incl. VAT

LTE-A Advanced – 85GB LTE-A for R799 per month incl. VAT

LTE-A Premium – 120GB LTE-A for R999 per month incl. VAT

Ignite’s first 250 LTE-A customers will pay just R999 for installation and setup fee, including a Huawei B618 router, discounted from the standard fee of R1,999.

“LTE-A connectivity is an attractive proposition for SMEs that need fibre-like Internet speeds, as well as the flexibility of quick service set-up,” says Tony Koutakis, Executive Head of Ignite.

SMEs can enjoy speeds of up to 100Mbps, depending on their distance from the nearest tower and congestion on the network.

There are currently 750 active base stations in Rain’s LTE-A network, which extends across South Africa’s major metropolitan centres, and this number is expected to reach 5,000 base stations as early as 2018.

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Top-up data is available via Ignite’s self-service portal:

1 GB – R35 incl. VAT

2 GB – R59 incl. VAT

3 GB – R80 incl. VAT

5 GB – R115 incl. VAT

10 GB – R205 incl. VAT

20 GB – R345 incl. VAT

Like most of the services available through Ignite, there is no contractual lock-in as LTE-A connectivity is billed month-to-month.

“SMEs often have lean, low-cost operations where decisions are made quickly, nd even on-the-go. We built Ignite to mirror the agility and quick-to-market ethos of our clients, and as promised, we’re adding services through partners that have a similar philosophy,” says Koutakis.